Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Did they use the word "forever" anywhere? Wasn't the first price $2000 = roughly 1200 Euros? So this is slight price reduction. But the warranty went from 2 years to 1 year.........for 800 Euros or $1200 ( including making the shutter infinitesimally quieter) Or 750 Euros = $1125 for a new Saphire Glass window ...... If nothing else, you are protected for a year,,,, Can you imagine the cost of replacing a shutter in an M8 or worse yet, shutter + sensor if the thing goes south and your warranty is up? I think $1200 is cheap ( wallet) protection , if you own an M8. I wonder why the fuss over the upgrade and dealers.. after all, they never got a piece of the pie if you sent your equipment to Leica directly for repair.....????? It is marginal business for them. Local upgrade could be an interesting proposal... no wonder Dr. Joseph was not too happy with Lee. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net 1120 Euros for the full upgrade 750 Euros for the Saphire glass only 800 Euros for the shutter only One year warranty extension. No 'presale certificates'. Work will be done starting August 08, and can now be done in local service centers such as US, Japan, Hong Kong etc. Further details to follow.